Little Italy Restaurant in Christchurch Menu

BRUNCH/LUNCH BRUNCH/LUNCH
  • All Items $15 Unless Stated
  • Available – Mon to Fri 10am – 4pm Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays 9am – 4pm
  • $6 Eggs on toast
    • 2 eggs the way you like poached, scrambled or fried. Served on toasted Turkish bread.
  • Add: Bacon $4.00, Sausage $2.50, Tomato, Avocado or Potato Hash $2.00
  • Eggs Benedict
    • 2 poached eggs, served on toasted ciabatta bread smothered in hollandaise sauce. With a choice of either: Bacon, Smoked Salmon or Wilted Spinach
  • Hot Cakes
    • Served with mixed berry compote, freshly whipped cream & lashing of icing sugar.
  • Mussel Chowder
    • Creamy traditional chowder with NZ green lipped mussels, potatoes and bacon. Served with toasted bread.
  • Smoked Chicken Salad
    • With crispy streaky bacon, fresh salad greens, tomato wedges, garnish. Mixed in homemade honey mustard dressing.
  • Vietnamese Beef Salad
    • Marinated beef strips, soft vermicelli noodles, spring onion, diced tomatoes and salad garnish. Tossed through a sweet chilli, mirin dressing.
  • Camembert & Chicken Melt
    • Chargrilled chicken thigh & baked camembert cheese. Served on crisp toasted ciabatta bread topped with cranberry jelly.
  • Bishops Fish n Chips.
    • A twist on an old classic, Panko crumbed Orange Roughy, served with steak fries and homemade tartare sauce.
  • Beef, Bacon & BBQ Burger
    • Fresh Vienna bun, 200gm Beef Pattie, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato and red onion. Served with chunky fries and chipotle aioli.
  • Philly Steak Roll
    • Angus Rump Steak, Philly style. Topped with Swiss cheese finished under the grill. Accompanied with southern seasoned crispy fries.
  • Mushroom and Almond Risotto
    • Finished with parmesan cheese and baby spinach.
  • Roast of the Day $12.95
    • Your waiter will advise you on the day’s selection.
DINNER MENU DINNER MENU
  • Available from 5pm
  • STARTERS
  • Garlic Loaf $9.50
    • Served with homemade garlic & herb butter.
  • Cheesy Pesto Sticks $12.00
    • Baked Turkish bread topped with lashings of basil pesto and cheddar cheese.
  • Seafood Chowder $14.80
    • Creamy thick traditional chowder with bacon, mussels, cuttlefish and prawns. Served with grilled bread.
  • Chicken Pate $14.00
    • Kath’s secret recipe with chicken livers, bacon and lager. Served with onion relish, pickles and balsamic sticks.
  • Garlic Chilli Prawns $16.00
    • Served with a rocket salad with spring onion and cherry tomatoes. Accompanied with charred lime and sour cream.
  • SALADS
  • Smoked Chicken Salad $16.50
    • With crispy streaky bacon, fresh salad greens, tomato wedges, garnish. Mixed in homemade honey mustard dressing.
  • Vietnamese Beef Salad $15.50
    • Marinated beef rump strips, soft vermicelli noodles, spring onion, diced tomatoes and salad garnish. Tossed through a sweet chilli, mirin dressing.
  • PIZZA & PASTA
  • ALL PIZZAS – $20.00
  • Double Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
    • Minced beef, rashers of bacon, mozzarella cheese on a bbq sauce base finished with garlic aioli.
  • Thai Mushroom & Roasted Capsicum
    • Sliced mushrooms, roasted peppers, feta cheese on a sweet thai chilli base topped with basil pesto.
  • Ultimate Pizza Lovers
    • Salami, ground beef, tender chick pieces with grated cheese on a Italian sauced base topped with whiskey BBQ.
  • Chicken & Pistachio Penne $19.80
    • Tender chicken thigh, roasted pistachio bits, feta cheese, fresh basil & penne pasta. Tossed with cream and basil pesto.
  • Bacon & Pea Alfredo Fettucine $18.50
    • Crispy bacon bits, baby peas & tri colour fettuccine, mixed in traditional Alfredo sauce.
  • FROM THE SEA
  • Teriyaki Salmon Fillet $27.50
    • Grilled Succulent Salmon brushed with teriyaki sauce. Served on Asian chilli soft vermicelli noodles with sauteed bok choy green beans and peanuts. Accompanied with sesame soy sauce.
  • Fresh Fish $27.00
    • Served on creamy Agria puree. With roasted cajun capsicum slithers, green beans. Topped with herb sour cream. *Please ask our friendly wait staff for the chef’s choice of Fish this evening.
  • FROM THE LAND
  • Supreme Chicken $25.50
    • Char-grilled bacon wrapped chicken breast, served on potato gratin with garlic sautéed baby carrots, finished with creamy basil pesto sauce.
  • Confit Pork Belly $24.50
    • Belly of the Pig slowly roasted in seasoned spiced oil. Served on a curry kumara and carrot salad with pan seared Asian greens. Topped with plum & tamarillo chutney.
  • “Shank Heaps” $24.00
    • Herbed tomato braised Lamb Shank, served on potato smash with blanched broccoli, garlic con fit. Finished with its own braising liquid, topped with carrot chips.
  • *Extra charge of $8 for an extra shank.
  • Charred Vegetable Skewers $23.00
    • Button mushrooms, capsicum, red onion, polenta chips and sun dried tomato skewers, brushed with chilli oil then char-grilled. Served with buttery new potatoes, sautéed spinach finished with coriander lime sauce.
  • FROM THE GRILL
  • Chargrilled Steaks $32.00
    • Choose your steak, from one of the following, cooked to your liking: Rump 400 GM, Angus T Bone 350 GM, Porterhouse 300 GM, Rib Eye 250 GM.
  • All steaks served on a potato and herb rosti, with bacon wrapped green beans, and sauteed field mushrooms.
  • Add a sauce of your choice for $2.00
    • Creamy Mushroom, Basil Pesto, Green Peppercorn, Roasted Capsicum, Diane Sauce
  • BITS ‘N’ PIECES
  • Fries / Salad / Slaw / Sauteed Seasonal Vegetables $4.00
    • Garlic butter, Aioli, BBQ sauce, Sweet Thai chilli, Chipotle aioli, Hollandaise (Complimentary)
  • SWEET ENDINGS
  • ALL DESSERTS $12.50
  • Banoffee Pie
    • Buttery malt biscuit base with succulent banana caramel finished with fresh Chantilly cream.
  • Chocolate Brownie Cup
    • Served hot with vanilla ice cream & lashings of chocolate ganache.
  • Berry Mousse
    • Homemade with white chocolate shards & whipped cream.
  • Ice Cream Trilogy
    • Caramel Cookie, Mochaccino & Peaches n Cream. With a selection of sweet sauces.
  • Classic Bread ‘N’ Butter Pudding
    • Served hot with Irish crème ice cream & blueberry compote.
  • Assortment of Tea’s & Coffees $4.50 small $5.00 large
BAR MENU BAR MENU
  • Chef’s Platter $25.00
    • Vege Samosas, Salami, Hoki Bites, Southern Chicken Sticks, Salt & pepper Squid, Battered Pineapple Rings
  • Tasting Plate $28.00
    • Sticky chicken wings, Bbq Ribs, Prawn cutlets, BBQ pork steam bun, Broccoli & ricotta balls, Pesto sticks
  • Beef, Bacon & BBQ Burger $15.00
    • Fresh Vienna bun, 200gm Beef Pattie, streaky bacon, lettuce, tomato and red onion. Served with chunky fries and chipotle aioli
  • Chargrilled Steak Sandwich $21.50
    • 200Gm Ribeye steak, cooked the way you like. With garlic aioli, salad greens, sun dried tomatoes, and onion relish. Served in toasted ciabatta bread with steak fries and tomato sauce
  • Available all day
  • Bishop’s Wicked Wings
    • Your choice of 500gm OR 1kg with one of the following sauces: Whiskey BBQ, Honey Mustard, Teriyaki Orange, Jamaican Jerk
  • 500gm – $15.00
  • 1Kg – $22.50
  • Double Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza $20.00
    • Ground beef, rashers of bacon, mozzarella cheese on a bbq sauce base finished with garlic aioli
  • Ultimate Pizza Lovers $20.00
    • Salami, ground beef, tender chicken pieces with grated cheese on a Italian sauced base topped with whiskey BBQ
  • Bishop’s BBQ Ribs 350Gms $15.50
  • Cheese & Bacon Wedges $11.50
    • Served with chimichurri sour cream and capsicum salsa.
  • Steak Fries $8.50
    • Served with tomato sauce & garlic aioli
  • 1K Mussel Pots $23.50
    • Your choice of 2 flavours: Kath’s Famous Cream Curry Sauce OR Garlic Butter & Lager
KIDS MENU KIDS MENU
  • All Meals $10
  • Hot Dog & Chips
  • Spaghetti Bolognese with salad OR fries
  • Chicken & Slaw Burger with crispy fries
  • Mini Bacon, Pineapple & Mozzarella
  • Pizza
  • All kid’s meals are served with an ice cream sundae. Choose from Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry OR Strawberry. With hundreds n thousands, chocolate bites and a pink wafer.

Nearby Sample Menus

  • Eggs Benny $20 / $21.5 / $20
    • Herb potato hash, poached free range eggs, spinach and hollandaise sauce. Served with bacon OR Smoked Salmon OR Smoked mushrooms.
  • Sweet Crumpets $20
    • Served with house preserved fruits and mascarpone foam and house syrup.
  • Eggs your way $12
    • Choice of free range poached, scrambled or fried on toasted sourdough, multigrain or G.F bread.
  • Granola $16
    • Served with yoghurt gel, chai seeds, sago, mascarpone foam and fruit textures.
  • Japanese Crepe $20
    • Bacon and cabbage crepe w/ fresh crab and salad. Topped with kewpie mayo and BBQ sauce
  • Sides - spinach, roast tomato, hollandaise $3
  • Shakshuka $22
    • Turkish style baked eggs w/ feta, herbs and Turkish bread.
  • Sides - eggs (2), roasted mushrooms, avocado $4
  • Preserved lemon chicken and olives $18.00
  • North African roll with salad (2 pieces) and charmoulla sauce $10.00
  • Dolmades of mint and rice stuffed vine leaves with garlic & cucumber dip (G pieces) $8.50
  • For 2 or more people . This is the best option to enjoy many wonderful tastes and the variey of our cuisine . Please advise your waiter if you have an allergy or special diet.
  • Preserved lemon chicken with coriander & olives $12.50
  • Garlic king prawns $19.50
  • Roasted pear, date and feta $12.00
  • Spiced prime Beet Balls in oregano & tomato sauce $10.50
  • Kids party menu must be ordered minimum 3 days in advance, price is per child.
  • Motto Carne
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  • Jelly
  • Sticky Date Pudding $12.50
    • Smothered with butterscotch sauce, ice-cream and berries
  • Vegetarian $20.00
    • Seasonal roasted veg, baby spinach, mushrooms, feta, mozzarella, drizzled with aioli
  • Drink
  • Rib-eye Steak $32.00
    • 200g. Angus rib-eye, with garlic shrimps, served with salad & fries, choice of mushroom, peppercorn sauce, gravy or garlic butter
  • Fish bites
  • Fish bites $12.50
    • Served with fries.
  • All (GF)
  • Bangers & mash (GF) $17.50
    • With peas and roasted tomato served with a rich brown gravy
  • Coaster’s seafood chowder $15
    • Served with Crusty Bread.
  • Pasta of the day $17.50
    • Check our board or ask our staff for today’s selection
  • Rump steak (GF) $12.50
    • With seasonal vegetables and mash or salad and fries
  • - or double serve available for $30
  • Beef ribeye – 300 gm $33
  • Snack Box Combo $9.90
    • Snack Box with a can of drink
  • Can of drink / Mineral Water $2.00
  • Falafel $8.00 / $12.00 / $14.00
    • Small / Large / Triple
  • Deluxe Meal $17.50
    • Your choice of meat or falafel with grilled capsicum, onion, mushroom, served on pita bread, with our signature sauce sprinkled with mozzarella cheese in a pizza box.
  • Large Souvlaki of your choice + Fries + Can of drink $15.50
  • Kebab Meal $16.00
    • Your choice of meat or falafel served with salad, our signature sauce on either pita bread, Egyptian rice or couscous in a plastic container.
  • Mix $9.00 / $12.00 / $14.50
    • Small / Large / Triple
  • Beef $8.00 / $11.00 / $14.00
    • Small / Large / Triple
  • Lambs Fry $19.00
    • Potato hash, bacon, onions, mushroom, jus
  • Wakanui Beef Tri Tip $28.00
    • Garlic butter, burnt onion puree, agria chips, market salad
  • Garlic Buttered Flat Bread $12.00
    • Roasted peppers, rocket, goats cheese
  • Buttermilk Fried Chicken Bites $14.00
    • Paprika aioli
  • Garlic Buttered Flat Breads $12.00
    • Roasted peppers, rocket, goats cheese
  • Makikihi Fries $8.00
    • House made aioli & tomato sauce - Or served with truffle salt & Parmesan cheese for $10.00
  • Chef's Vegetables $7.00
  • Marinated Strawberries $16.00
    • Coconut & lime foam, Brazil nut crumble
  • All served with rice
  • Chicken, beef or Pork $16
  • Seafood $11.50
  • Combination Meat $16.50
  • Combination Meats $16.50
  • 7. Combination Entrée (for 2 people) $18
    • spring rolls (4 pieces), curry puffs (2 pieces), Chicken satay (2 pieces), Thai wonton (2 pieces), Fish cakes (2 pieces), spare ribs (2 pieces)
  • 17. Cashew Nuts Our Style
    • served with rice , with chef’s selected vegetables
  • Mixed Seafood $18
  • Chicken Chilli $14.99
    • Chicken pieces cooked with onion, capsicum, tomato sauce, soya and msg and spices
  • Plain Rice $3.00
  • Prawn Masla/Kadai/Malabari $15.99
    • Thick gravy onion, capsicum, tomato and fresh herbs
  • Kiwifruit Lamb $8.90
    • Minced lamb with kiwifruit and special Indian spices and herbs
  • Lamb/Chicken Bhuna $15.50
    • Medium moist cooked with tomatoes and onions
  • Garlic Naan $3.50
  • Lamb Vindaloo $15.50
    • Lamb cooked tomato, onion, coconut, vinegar and spices, ginger, garlic and spices
  • Paneer Masala/Kadai/Makhani $14.50
    • Thick gravy, onion, capsicum, ginger, garlic, herbs and spices
  • Thai chilli beef on rice $15
  • Sweet and sour chicken $20
  • Stewed beef with chinese vegetables $21
  • Curry Fried Rice with Choice of (Chicken, beef, BBQ Pork, Prawns, Vegetables) $16
  • Steamed chicken with ginger and spring onion $20
  • Prawn toast $12
  • Singapore Stire fried rice noodles $16
  • Steamed chicken with ginger and spring onion on rice $15
  • Small $9.00
  • Available on Pita Bread
  • Pita Bread $1.50
  • Turkish Gozleme $3.50
  • - Mixed
  • Large $13.00
  • Chapli Kebab & Salad $6.00
  • Rice or Salad
  • Hawaii Pizza $19.80
    • Tomato paste base with mozzarella cheese, fresh tomato slice and fresh basil and oregano
  • Garlic Mussels Spaghetti $19.20
    • Mussels, onion, mushroom, cream, cheese and garnished with basil
  • Open Chicken Sandwich
  • -1. Bacon $20.00
  • Margarita Pizza $19.80
    • Tomato paste base with mozzarella cheese, fresh tomato slice and fresh basil and oregano
  • Risotto with parmesan
  • -With green lettuces, tomato $17.50
  • Wedges $8.00
    • Served with sour cream and tomato sauce
  • Kadai chicken/lamb/beef/prawn/fish
    • Choice of your meat sauteed with thick cut pieces of onion and capsicum, cooked in onion gravy and spices with a dash of cream.
  • Taj special naan $5.00
    • Lightly spiced stuffed with chopped chicken and herbs.
  • Chicken tikka masala /lamb/beef/prawn/fish
    • Tender meat of your choice fillet roasted in tandoor oven and cooked with onion, capsicum and spices.
  • Malai kebab (5 psc) $9.99
    • Tender chicken fillet marinated in cashew paste, cream cheese ginger, garlic, cooked in charcoal tandoori oven.
  • Mushroom matter/Paneer mushroom $14.50
    • Mushroom & peas cooked with onion tomato herbs and spices.
  • Cheese/Chocolate naan $4.50
    • Stuuffed with freshly grated cheese/chocolate.
  • Veg manchurian $13.50
  • Mixed pakora $4.99
    • Crispy cauli, potato, onion, and silver beet dipped in spicy chick pea flour batter and deep fried
  • Donut $2.20
  • Hot Dog $2.20
  • Onion Sausage $2.20
  • Chicken with Tomato on Fried Rice $11.00
  • Chicken with Chili (Spicy Hot) $12.50
  • Whoppa $7.50
    • (2 Meat, Bacon, Egg, Cheese, Pineapple)
  • Chicken with Mushroom on Fried Rice $11.00
  • Chicken Pattie $3.00
  • Parmentier Soep $12.50
    • Tomato soup - Or w meatballs $15.80
  • Harissa Koninginnehapje - Marinated Chicken Breast $35.60
    • Harissa marinated chicken breast over spiced vegetable, infused couscous, baked artichokes and lemon yoghurt
  • Poulet Panefilet Salade $24.70
    • Crispy crumbed chicken fillet over iceberg, hazelnut and orange salad w red wine dressing
  • Worst Met Stoemp - +Belgian Sausage w Mash $28.90
    • Belgian style sausages w potato and spinach mash under braised red cabbage w sage jus
  • Gourmet Potatoes $7.50
  • Lambsschenkel - Braised Lambshank $36.00
    • 300gm lamb shank w creamy mash , roasted broccoli and rich demi glaze
  • Kroketten $16.90
    • Trio of Belgian croquettes (6) beef, spicy sausage, mushroom w Dijon mustard, mayonnaise OR Vegetarian Croquette (6) Mushroom and cheese, spinach and broccoli, sweet pepper
  • Vis Van de Dag Op Vlaamse Wijze - +Flemish Fish Dish $36.50
    • Sauteed fresh fish w walnut lime butter, baby potatoes, braised spinach and leeks
  • No Flour People $2.00
    • Gluten Free Burger Buns available on request. All other ingredients have had the gluten ripped out of them for your pleasure
  • Sunday Roast $13.50
    • grilled rosemary garlic sheep, minted pea pesto, roast pumpkin mayo, lettuce, kumara crisps. >>
  • Caesar Pleaser $11.00
    • parmesan cheese, cos lettuce, egg, bacon, croutons, Caesar dressing - with bird $13.00
  • Flaming Mexican $13.50
    • spiced beef pattie, chilli con carne, tomato, cheese, lettuce, sour cream.
  • Cheese Retro Vision $13.50
    • crumbed & fried camembert, tomato, lettuce, red onion & plum chutney. - Cheese is cooked in beef tallow
  • Woolly Sahara Sand Hopper $13.50
    • Moroccan spiced sheep pattie, date chutney, char-grilled capsicum, lemon yoghurt, lettuce. >>
  • King Julius $13.50
    • grilled chicken, cos lettuce, egg, bacon, already famous Caesar dressing
  • Wine & Dine Combined $18.00
    • Any 1 of our fresh phat burgers (excluding Super Bugger Burger) with a classy glass of vino - red or white (House wine only)
Little Italy Restaurant

Little Italy Restaurant

location

Address

119 Farrington Avenue, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand

phone

Phone

033592930

clock

Opened hours

Sunday 11:30 - 21:00 Monday 11:30 - 21:00 Tuesday 11:30 - 21:00 Wednesday 11:30 - 21:00 Thursday 11:30 - 21:00 Friday 11:30 - 21:00 Saturday 11:30 - 21:00
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

Italian , Pizza

features

Features

Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  Dinner

Location
119 Farrington Avenue, Christchurch, Canterbury, 8053, New Zealand
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